“Tunis Fe El Leil” only Arab movie in CIFF

4 November 2017: The Tunisian film ‘’Tunis Fe El Leil’’ (Tunisia by night) starring the Tunisian actress Amira Shalaby will participate in the official International competition of the 39th edition of Cairo International Film Festival.

The Tunisian film is the only Arab film participating in the competition. It is also the first international screening of the movie.

Shalaby plays the role of a singer named Aziza who suffers from the absence of her father in addition to all the social complications she faces in the conservative society.

The movie was screened for a few days in Tunisian cinemas and was well received. Shalaby announced that she was happy with the audience feedback.

Magda Wassef, the festival head, previously pointed out that the 39th edition of the festival will honor the great late cinema critic Samir Farid. “The festival’s management is preparing a program to honor a number of late distinguished filmmakers such as the great Egyptian director Mohamed Kamel el Kaliouby and the veteran Lebanese director John Shamoun,” Wassef added.

The festival’s management also decided to choose the Egyptian mega star Youssra to be this year's honorary president of the festival. The festival will screen 175 films this year from 53 countries.

Renowned comedian Samir Ghanem is also set to receive the Faten Hamama Honorary and Excellence award; becoming the first comedic actor to receive the award.